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When cultivating a selected field crop (alfalfa), we aimed to examine its positive effects on the variability of soil infiltration capacity. A total of 21 monitoring points were proposed for investigating soil hydraulic conductivity on the targeted p...

Tomatoes are highly vulnerable to a wide range of leaf diseases, which significantly reduce agricultural yield and quality. Timely and precise detection of these diseases is essential for sustainable crop management and food security. This study anal...

Background/Objectives: Cancer has been associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly related to chemotherapy resistance. Therefore, it is essential to investigate alternative sources of non-toxic antitumor compounds. The...

In Sweden, the number of young people taking consumer loans is growing. The reasons behind this increase remain unclear and may be explained by both financial and psychological factors. The purpose of the study was therefore to examine to what extent...

Cylas formicarius is a significant quarantine pest worldwide, causing year-round outbreaks in tropical and subtropical regions. This pest is characterized by a highly cryptic nature, a high reproduction rate, and broad environmental adaptability, whi...

Land consolidation (LC) is a major land policy in China, yet “consolidated but still abandoned” farmland remains observed in some hilly areas, implying that engineering upgrading alone may be insufficient to sustain cultivation. This stud...

Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing (AFDM) has been proposed for future high-mobility communication scenarios. However, existing AFDM channel estimation methods suffer significant performance degradation under fractional Doppler conditions due to...

Medium-entropy alloys (MEAs) with a simple phase structure and nanoprecipitates have excellent mechanical properties and considerable potential for advanced structural applications. The current study investigated the effect of boron microalloying and...

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Background/Objectives: Decreased preoperative mobility increases the risk of decline and postoperative mortality in a frail patient with a hip fracture. This study investigates the correlation between preoperative mobility and 1-year mortality and be...

Addressing the challenges of agricultural water scarcity requires widespread adoption of water-saving irrigation technologies (WSIT) by farmers, yet actual adoption rates remain persistently low. To investigate farmers’ intention to adopt WSIT,...

This paper presents a comprehensive real-time forecasting and mapping cycle of a regional flood event, encompassing quantitative precipitation forecasting, runoff production and routing, and inundation mapping. The objective of this study is to highl...

Background/Objectives: Automatic evaluation of Parkinson’s disease (PD) progression is an emerging topic that deserves special attention from the research community. Unobtrusive, low-cost technology is essential for monitoring PD patients in re...

Accurate quantification of vegetation vertical structure is crucial for analyzing the ecological functions of urban green spaces. However, constrained by the complexity of vegetation structure and spatial heterogeneity, current approaches for extract...

The ethanolic extract of the roots of Murraya exotica (Rutaceae) yielded twenty coumarins, including twelve previously undescribed compounds named exoticoumarins A–L (1–12; two biscoumarins, five coumarin hybrids, and five monomers). Thei...

Background: Enterococcus species are involved in urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they are known to be intrinsically resistant to certain antibiotics. We aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of enterococcal UTI...

Background: Assessing disease severity in hospitalized patients is essential for risk stratification and clinical decision-making. While formal severity scores are not always available in routine practice, organ support requirements may serve as prag...

The demand for biodegradable, recyclable, natural composites with lightweight structures is driven by the fact that advanced structures can withstand quasi-static and dynamic loadings. This study examined the energy-absorbing characteristics of inter...

Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are major causes of cognitive decline, often accompanied by sleep disturbances and amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition [...]

Precise monitoring of sow behaviour is essential for enhancing animal welfare and production efficiency in precision husbandry. This study proposes an improved RT-DETR model to address real-time detection challenges in complex farming environments. B...

Background: IgG4-related hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IgG4-RHP) is an extremely rare central nervous system (CNS) autoimmune disorder, characterized by dural thickening, space-occupying effects, and neurological compression symptoms. It is frequentl...

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the perceptions and experiences of health professionals regarding teamwork as an interprofessional competency within the context of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in a Brazilian public teaching hospital...

This study presents a detailed experimental investigation of the mechanical, fatigue, and dynamic properties of a 3D-printed PA12 CF15 composite at different temperatures. The mechanical properties determined in the temperature range from 23 °C t...

Phase transition in quantum mechanics is interpreted as an evolution, at the end of which, typically, a parameter-dependent and Hermitizable Hamiltonian $H\left(g\right)$ loses its observability. In the language of mathematics, such a “quantum catastrophe&r...

An efficient passive bipod damping isolator is designed considering damping length and installation angle. Firstly, the mechanical properties of the single damping rod components are analyzed by the microelement method. Secondly, numerical models of...

A large number of vulnerable road users such as pedestrians continue to be injured or killed in road accidents every year, and active safety systems such as automatic emergency braking systems are expected to improve the situation. However, automatic...

An analytical model has been formulated to describe the generation of Hermite–Gaussian (HG) modes within Raman lasers through manipulation of the Stokes field’s optical axis deflection angle and its spatial offset relative to the pump fie...

Peritoneal fibrosis is a consequence of peritoneal dialysis, initiated by an inflammatory response in the peritoneum, whereas peritoneal adhesions represent intra-abdominal post-inflammatory complications. Given that the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-&k...

Objectives: Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc (PC) has traditionally been used for inflammatory and circulatory disorders; however, the systems-level mechanisms of its effect on cardiometabolic disease processes, including insulin resistance and vas...

Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) is a medicinal plant widely used in traditional medicine in Angola, especially for its anti-inflammatory effects. This study evaluated the chemical composition of L. camara essential oil from leaves (Lc-EO) collected i...

Hearing loss (HL) is the most common sensory disorder, affecting over 430 million individuals, and its prevalence continues to rise steadily. Thyroid hormone (TH) signaling is a key endocrine regulator that critically governs key processes in cochlea...

This paper presents an analysis of the impact of full and partial curfews on water demand and production, as imposed in Kuwait during the meteorological spring (March, April, and May) of 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We consider all des...

The Galilean space ${\mathbb{G}}^3$ occupies a central position in the analysis of classical kinematics and provides the geometric framework for representing Newtonian space-time. In this paper, we concentrate on classifying dual THA-surfaces in ${\mathbb{G}}^3$ and classify sp...

LiDAR has been widely applied in autonomous driving and mobile robotics. Recently, many studies focus on real-time point cloud segmentation, aiming to achieve higher accuracy while maintaining real-time inference speed. Current real-time methods most...

Background/Objectives: Perinatal depressive symptoms are influenced by psychosocial and relational factors. This study examined stage-specific associations between adult attachment style, psychological stress responses, satisfaction with the childcar...

Accurate measurement of robotic pose is indispensable for large-scale precision manufacturing and robotic calibration, particularly because traditional robotic kinematic models often fall short owing to environmental disturbances and structural uncer...

Microbial imbalance and the spread of pathogenic microorganisms pose severe threats to human health and ecological security. Traditional microbial detection methods suffer from several drawbacks such as long detection time, low sensitivity, and insuf...

The human ALKBH gene family comprises nine Fe²⁺/α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases that catalyze the oxidative demethylation of DNA, RNA, and proteins, thereby influencing key cellular processes. Consequently, dysregulation of these enzymes...

The following paper aims to provide the results of an innovative structural crack detection technique using printed adaptive sensors. They were manufactured using conductive ink with silver microparticles and polymer insulators. The technique leverag...

In order to address the challenges of limited accuracy in identifying non-meteorological clutter and the spatial overlap between meteorological and non-meteorological echoes in cloud radar observations under complex weather conditions, in this study,...

Eight H-bonded salts of arsenic acid and nitrogen bases (2,4,6-trimethylpyridine, pyridine-2,6-diamine, pyridin-4-ol, 4-methoxypyridine, 4-methoxyaniline, 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, diethylamine and N¹,N¹,N²,N²-tetraethylethane-1,2-diamine) were...

Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is a leading cause of pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis worldwide, posing a major threat to young children and older adults. In China, it is a key pathogen responsible for life-threatening invasive pneumococca...

This paper presents the design and implementation of a low-cost microcontroller-based dual-channel fan controller optimized for high-power audio amplifiers, yet adaptable to power supplies, electronic loads, and other thermally intensive systems. Unl...

Cd-doped ZnS thin films (0–6 at.%) were deposited by SILAR and assessed as buffer layers for thin-film solar cells. XRD shows a single zinc-blende phase, with a small lattice expansion after Cd incorporation. As the Cd content increases, transm...

This study assessed the carbonation-related durability of an existing reinforced concrete building in Seoul scheduled for demolition to examine the level of durability performance commonly assumed for building structures. The compressive strength of...

Currently, H₂ compression is one of the highest-cost items, both in terms of capital and operating costs, at H₂ refuelling stations. Metal hydride (MH) compressors are an alternative H₂ compression technology, which uses heat rather than electricity...

Monitoring agricultural production in developing nations is essential for assessing food security. Nevertheless, persistent cloud cover in tropical regions severely limits optical satellite observations, and ground-truth data for classification valid...

Injectable skin boosters currently in use mainly provide short-lived volumization or depend on inflammation-mediated collagen stimulation, raising concerns regarding durability and safety. Injectable particulate human acellular dermal matrix (phADM)...

High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) enables non-targeted detection of drugs and metabolites in complex matrices. Phase II metabolites—especially glucuronides—are often the only detectable biomarkers in late or postmortem samples but...

In order to improve the control accuracy and adaptability of drying control systems in complex paddy rice drying processes, the Gaussian process regression model predictive (GPR-MPC) drying process control strategy is designed. The strategy integrate...